Patient connector assembly with vertical detents

Active Publication Date: 2020-04-16
MASIMO CORP
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[0008]The retainer and the bottom and top connector tabs can together provide an improved overall construction of the connector assembly. Connector assemblies can often be relatively small, and the manufacturing of connector assemblies using fasteners, such as screws, that m

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During patient motion, venous blood also moves, which causes errors in conventional pulse oximetry.
Connector assemblies can often be relatively sm

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[0031]A connector assembly is disclosed that can be part of a sensor assembly usable to collect patient physiological data. The connector assembly can include first and second connector tabs, and a circuit board of a cable assembly for the sensor assembly placed between the first connector tab and the second connector tab. The connector assembly can further include a retainer that can extend through the second connector tab and be coupled to the first connector tab to secure the first and second connector tabs together. The sensor assembly can include a noninvasive sensor that may be positioned proximate to a patient's skin for generating the patient physiological data.

[0032]The first connector tab can include catches disposed on an inner surface of the first connector tab. The second connector tab can include openings, where the openings correspond to the catches. The retainer can include pins, where each of the pins correspond to the openings and the catches of the second and firs...

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The present disclosure includes a connector assembly that is a part of a sensor assembly for collecting patient physiological data. The connector assembly can include a first connector tab with catches, a second connector tab with openings, a retainer with pins, and a circuit board coupled to a cable. Each of the pins of the retainer can include a detent that can engage one of the catches of the first connector tab. The pins can extend through the openings of the second connector tab so that the retainer is coupled to the first connector tab by the detents engaging the catches. The first and second connector tabs can thereby be coupled together to support the circuit board and the cable between the first and second connector tabs.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 744,456, filed Oct. 11, 2018; the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUNDField of Disclosure[0002]The disclosure related to improving the efficiency of manufacturing connector assemblies for sensor assemblies that collect patient physiological data.Description of the Related Art[0003]Pulse oximetry is a widely accepted noninvasive procedure for measuring the oxygen saturation level of arterial blood, an indicator of a person's oxygen supply. A typical pulse oximetry system utilizes an optical sensor clipped onto a fingertip to measure the relative volume of oxygenated hemoglobin in pulsatile arterial blood flowing within the fingertip. Oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, and a plethysmograph waveform, which is a visualization of pulsatile blood flow over time, are displayed on a monitor accordingly.[0004]Conventional pulse oximetry assumes...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/1455A61M16/08A61B5/00A61B5/024
CPCA61M16/0816A61B2562/166A61B5/6826A61B5/14551A61B5/02444A61B2562/228H01R13/508H01R13/6658H01R12/718H01R12/72H01R12/53A61B5/02416A61B5/1455A61B2562/227H01R2201/12H01R24/62H01R43/18A61B5/02427A61B5/14552
Inventor SCRUGGS, STEPHENABDUL-HAFIZ, YASSIR KAMELAL-ALI, AMMARLAIDET, MARC ANTOINE
Owner MASIMO CORP
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